《西游记》
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《西游记》是吴承恩写的一部神话小说(mythological novel)，讲述的是唐僧在三个徒弟孙悟空、猪八戒和沙僧的保护下去西天取经(to find the Buddhist scripture )的故事。
一路上，唐僧经常被妖怪(demon )捉走，性命垂危，因为它们相信吃了他的肉就可以长生不老，因而他的三个徒弟总要一次又一次地解救他。
在历经了九九81难之后，他们终于取得了真经，修炼成佛。1986年，这部小说被改编为电视剧，受到了广大观众的喜爱。
参考译文：
Journey to the Westis a mythological novel written by Wu Cheng'en which tells a story about Tangseng—the Master, who went to the West to find the Buddhist scripture under the protection of his three disciples- Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy.
During the journey, Tangseng is often captured and has his life threatened, because the demons who capture him believe that if they eat Tangseng they can attain immortality. As a result, his three disciples always have to save him time and again.
After experiencing 81 difficulties, the four obtain the true scripture and become Buddha. In 1986，the novel was adapted into a TV series, which was very popular among the massive audience.
难点点拨：
1.徒弟孙悟空、猪八戒和沙僧:有固定的译法，分别为Monkey King，Pigsy和Sandy。这里的“徒弟”翻译为disciples (门徒，弟子)最为恰当。
2.在...的保护下:应译为 under the protection of...
3.性命垂危:不可翻译为somebody's life is very dangerous,而应译为have one's life threatened,即“生命受到威胁”。
4.长生不老:有多种译法，既可译为live forever,也可译为be immortal或 attain immortality。
5.九九81难:可译为81 difficulties。文中的九九表达的意思和81是一样的， 所以译文中可以不体现。
6.修炼成佛:直接译为become Buddha即可。除表示“佛像”之外，Buddha 在表示“佛”的时候单复数形式相同。
《西游记》
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《西游记》(Journey to the West)是中国四大名著之一。16世纪90年代，明朝时期，《西游记》匿名出版，虽然没有现存证据直接证明该书作者，但20世纪以来，人们一直认为作者是学者吴承恩。
这部小说是关于唐朝佛教和尚玄奘，为取得佛教经书(Buddhist scriptures)，前往印度的朝圣之旅。
观音菩萨(the Bodhisattva Guanyin)受佛祖指令，将西行取经的任务交给玄奘和三个负责保护玄奘的徒弟—孙悟空、猪八戒、沙悟净，还有一个龙太子变做玄奘的坐骑。
这四人同意帮助玄奘西行，也是为他们犯下的罪行进行忏悔。
参考译文：
Journey to the Westis one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China. Published first anonymously in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty，and even though there is no direct evidence of its authorship, it has been said that the author is Wu Cheng'en since the 20th century.
The novel is about the legends of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to India during the Tang dynasty in order to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Instructed by the Buddha, the Bodhisattva Guanyin assigns this task to the monk and his three protectors in the form of disciples, namely Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy, together with a dragon prince who acts as Xuanzang's horse.
These four characters have agreed to help Xuanzang go to the West as confession for their past sins.
难点点拨：
1.《西游记》:可译为Journey to the West或Pilgrimage to the West,可以理解为“向西的旅行”或“向西的朝圣之旅”。
2.四大名著:可译为the Four Great Classical Novels。
3.前往印度的朝圣之旅:可译为pilgrimage to India。其中pilgrimage意为“朝圣之旅”。
4.负责保护玄奘的徒弟:可译为his three protectors in the form of disciples。
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